Mallet finger, also known as drop finger or baseball finger ... Most treatment options are nonsurgical and include: Splinting: Wearing a splint keeps your finger straight and helps the tendon heal.

The Celtics operate as a well-oiled machine that is the sum of all its parts. When a key part is missing, their absence is evident. As the season enters its final stretch, Boston has worked to ...

Jrue Holiday is making progress in his recovery from the mallet finger injury he suffered in late February. When he spoke with reporters after Tuesday’s practice, the veteran Celtics guard no ...

BOSTON — Jrue Holiday is over a month removed from suffering a rare mallet finger injury on his right pinky but he crossed a checkpoint on his road recovery. The veteran Celtics guard was not ...

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Moving the finger helps promote circulation. If there is blood beneath the fingernail, do not drain it yourself unless your healthcare provider recommends it. Unless your healthcare provider says ...

splints or casts, and surgery. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Advice from a certified hand therapist: exercising with(out) wrist pain. Arthritis Foundation. Hand and wrist anatomy. American ...

The mallet finger injury is wrapped heavily by a black bandage and if Holiday even bends the finger, it will mean six more weeks of immobilization. But the 16-year veteran has figured ways to play ...

Boston dealt with injuries this season on its way to 60 wins and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are days away from beginning their quest to repeat as NBA ...

It was just over a month ago that Holiday missed four games after being diagnosed with a condition called mallet finger, a unique tendon injury that caused the tip of his right pinky finger to ...